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ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced criminal charges against an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official in connection with an alleged failed attempt to assassinate a New York-based Iranian journalist.Ruhollah Bazghandi, who is based in Iran and beyond the reach of law enforcement, allegedly orchestrated the alleged 2022 plot to kill the journalist, prosecutors said.The charges name Bazghandi and six other Iranian operatives who federal prosecutors said […]

(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- The parents of a newborn who died months after birth are suing a Florida hospital, alleging a worker broke the baby's neck, ultimately killing her, according to the lawsuit.The infant, Jahxy Peets, was born prematurely at 24 weeks in June 2022 at the Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, according to the family's lawsuit. Immediately following her birth, she was admitted to the neonatal intensive […]

(NEW YORK) -- Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and two others were arrested Tuesday as part of a criminal sex trafficking investigation by the FBI and federal prosecutors in Brooklyn.Jeffries, his partner Matt Smith and a third man, Jim Jacobson, are accused of operating an international sex trafficking and prostitution business that recruited young men for parties in the U.S. and abroad, according to an indictment.The former retail executive and Smith […]

Getty Images (FALL CITY, Wash.) -- Three children and two adults are dead, and a teenager is in custody, following a domestic violence situation at a home in a quiet Washington state neighborhood, authorities said.Deputies responded to multiple 911 calls Monday morning that reported gunshots in Fall City, about 25 miles east of Seattle, the King County Sheriff's Office said.Five people were found dead: three children and two adults, the […]

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, his partner Matt Smith and a third man, Jim Jacobson, were arrested Tuesday as part of a criminal sex trafficking investigation by the FBI and federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News.The investigation involved whether the men sexually exploited and abused young men at parties they hosted in the United States and around the world, […]

(HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS) -- Robert Roberson -- whose murder conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter has come under scrutiny -- did not testify Monday before the Texas House committee as previously planned.Committee members decided against having Roberson address the hearing via video call. However, they did not state whether Roberson would or would not testify before the committee."Robert is a person with autism who has significant communication challenges, which […]

(NEW YORK) -- Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer, sources told ABC News.Weinstein has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, sources said, adding that the former Hollywood producer is receiving treatment while jailed.Weinstein’s authorized legal healthcare representative in New York, Craig Rothfeld, declined to comment, saying, "Out of respect for Mr. Weinstein's privacy, we will offer no further comment."According to the American Cancer Society, […]

Houston Fire Department (HOUSTON) -- Four people, including a child, were killed when a helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston, officials said.The crash happened just before 8 p.m. Sunday when a private aircraft struck a radio tower in Houston's Second Ward, Houston police said.All four people on the helicopter were killed. No one on the ground was injured, officials said.No homes or structures were impacted except for the […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The Navy identified on Monday two "trailblazing" women aviators who were killed when their jet crashed in northeast Washington during an Oct. 15 training mission.A day after Navy officials declared them dead, they were identified as Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. "Miley" Evans, a Naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena N. "Dug" Wileman, a Naval aviator. Both women were 31 years old and from California, according to the Navy.Evans […]